Wire clip



Jan. 28, 1930. L. s. PECK 1,745,332

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Patented Jan. 28, 1930 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE LIONEL S. PECK, OFMACEDONIA, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO THE EATON AXLE &, SPRING COMPANY, OFCLEVELAND, OHIO, A CORPORATION OF OHIO WIRE CLIP Application filedSeptember 24, 1328.

This invention relates to clips and more particularly to wire clipswhich are intended to form stops on pull wires such as are used tooperate valves, door bells and various other kinds of apparatus.

An object of this invention is to provide a wire clip which can beeasily and quickly secured to a pull wire with-out the aid of specialtools.

Another object of this invention is to provide a wire clip adapted to beclamped on a pull wire to form an efficient stop for said wire.

A further object of this invention is to provide a wire clip made fromsheet metal which can be very cheaply manufactured and which can besecured to a pull wire without the exercise of unusual skill.

Another object of this invention is to provide a wire clip which can beslid along the wire so as to be quickly and easily located in properposition.

Other objects and advantages of this invention will appear as thedescription proceeds.

In the drawings forming a part of this application Fig. 1 is a sideelevational view of the preferred form of my clip.

Fig. 2 is an end elevational View of the clip shown in Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a side elevational view showing an application of this form ofclip.

4 is a plan view partly in section of the arrangement shown in Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 shows a side elevational view of a modified form of clip.

Fig. 6 is an end elevational view of the modified form of clip shown inFig. 5.

Fig. 7 is a perspective view showing an application of the modified formof clip.

The clip, as shown in Fig. 1, is formed from sheet metal and comprises abase portion indicated at 1 having a raised or ridged portion 2extending across the mid'portion The ends of the base portion are turnedupwardly terminating in lugs 3. In each lug 3 there is provided aperforation 4. These perforations are so placed that the bottom edge ofeach perforation is on a line with the top surface of the raised por-Serial No. 307,919.

tion of the base. The perforations are aligned so that a straight wiremay be passed through the perforations so that the wire in lying in theperforations will be tangent to the top surface of the raised portion.It will be noted that these perforations are not circular in form butare elongated, having the major axis extending vertically at rightangles to the plane of the base. The purpose of this elongation of theperforations will appear hereinafter. The lugs which normally extend atright angles from the base portion are adapted to be bent toward eachother into proximity with the ridge portion by a pair of pliers or thelike and thus clamp or secure the clip to a wire which is insertedthrough the perforations.

In Figs. 3 and 4:, showing an application of the device, a pull wire .7is shown extending through a hole 5 provided in a lever 6 which ismounted on a shaft 10. The pull wire 7 is of spring steel and is such asis commonly used for operating choke valves, automobile heater valves,door bells and the like. The clip is shown with its lugs 3 bent intoengagement with the wire 7 so as to form depressions or undulations 11and 12 in the wire. The clip when thus clamped on the wire servesefliciently as a stop which may be brought against the lever 6 bypulling on the wire to turn the shaft 10. A spring 8 is provided havingone end secured to the lever 6 and its opposite end secured to a post 9to return the lever to its normal position.

When the lugs are bent toward each other and forced into engagement withthe spring steel pull Wire the portion of the lugs be tween theelongated perforations and the free ends of the lugs forces the wiredownwardly on each side of the raised ridged portion and thus formspermanent undulations or waves in the wire. The portions of the clipinterengaging with these undula tions formed in the wire provide asecure connection between the clip and the wire preventing anydisplacement of the clipalong the wire. A clip thus crimped on a pullwire cannotwork loose since it has no moving parts and will serveefiiciently as a stop adapted to be brought against a movable lever. Theperforations are formed of a larger cross sectional area than the crosssectional area of thepull wire which is to be inserted through theperforations. These enlarged perforations allow the clip to be quicklyand easily placed on the pull wire and allow the lugs to properly adjustthemselves as they are being bent. In providing the perforations ofelongated form the lugs may easily be bent down without binding orshearing of the wire. This elongated form of the perforation furtherpermits the wire to be engaged only by the extreme ends of the lugs,whereby only a small portion of the wire is erimped thus avoiding thenecessity for excessive force in applying the clip.

Fig. 7 shows a modified form of the clip in which the clip is wideenough to accommodate two perforations in each lug. This clip is shownas comprising a base portion 15 having a raised mid-portion 16 and lugs17 formed by turning up the ends of said base portion. Elongatedperforations 18 are formed in the lugs 17 so that the bottom of eachperforation is on a line with the top surface of the raised portion ofthe base. The elongations are aligned so that a wire 19 may be insertedthrough the clip and looped through an opening 20 provided in a valvelever 21 and the free end of said loop inserted through the remainingtwo perforations of the clip. The lugs 17 are adapted to be bent intoengagement with the wire so as to clamp both strands of wire.

The clips herein disclosed are intended primarily for use with pullwires which serve to operate flap valves for automobile heaters. Theseclips greatly facilitate the installation of such valves by providing aneasy means for properly adjusting the valve-operating means, since theclip can be easily slid along the wire and clinched thereon when theproper adjustment is secured, thus materially reducing the time requiredfor installing such apparatus. Likewise, such installations at servicestations can more easily be made where clips of this type are used sinceno special tools or special skill are required in clamping the clip onthe pull wire.

While I have described the use of this clip in connection with operatingmeans for automobile heaters, it is to be understood that such clips canreadily be used in connection with pull wires adapted for use withvarious kinds of devices. The invention herein disclosed is not limitedto the particular embodiment illustrated and described but includes suchmodifications thereof fall within the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described my inventon, I claim:

1. In combination with a pull wire, a stop clamped on said wire, saidstop comprising a sheet metal clip having parts adapted to be bent intoengagement with said wire to thereby secure said clip to said wire byforming undulations in the wire.

2. In combination with a pull wire, a clip having a base with a centralridge portion, extensions formed at the ends of said base and havingaligned perforations through which said wire extends, said extensionsbeing bent into proximity with said ridge portion to'thereby formundulations in said wire.

A clip for a pull wire, comprising a'base having a ridged centralportion, and a lug projecting from said base at one end thereof andhaving an opening through which said wire extends, said lug beingadapted to be bent into proximity with said ridged portion to therebyclamp said wire between said lug and said ridged portion.

1. A clip comprising a base having upturned perforated ends, a ridgeextending across said base intermediate said ends, said ends beingadapted to be bent into proximity with said ridge.

A wire clip formed from sheet metal and having a base with aligned lugsformed thereon, and a ridge formed on said base intermediate said lugs,said lugs having openings through which the wire extends and beingadapted to be bent into proximity with said ridge whereby said wire isbent over said ridge and clamped between said lugs and said ridge.

6. A wire clip having a base portion, aligned lugs, extending from saidbase portion and having aligned oblong perforations therein, a ridgeextending laterally across said base at its midpoint, said lugs adaptedto be bent into proximity with said ridge.

In testimony whereof, I hereunto a-fiix my signature.

LIONEL S. PECK.

